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Inova Health System
Falls Church, Virginia

Senior Clinical Pharmacist CMM - GI

Pharmacist 8.0 Work-LifeNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Inova Health is seeking a dedicated Senior Clinical Pharmacist CMM - GI to join the team. This role will be full-time Monday – Friday, day shift |Sign-on Bonus & relocation assistance eligible.

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

  • Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
  • Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
  • Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
  • Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
  • Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Clinical Pharmacist Job Responsibilities

  • Interprets, prepares, and verifies medication orders as appropriate.
  • Provides clinical consultation and cost-effective alternatives.
  • Issues controlled substances in compliance according to the DEA and VA Board of Pharmacy requirements.
  • Participates in the medication formulary review and approval process.
  • Monitors drug therapies for interactions, allergies, and appropriateness.
  • Reports adverse drug reactions promptly and accurately.
  • Minimizes non-formulary procurement and supports substitutions.
  • Participates in decentralized rounding with clinical teams.
  • Responds to emergent bedside alerts and codes (adult and pediatric as designated).
  • Precepts learners as appropriate.
  • May perform additional duties as assigned, including, but not limited to:
  • Spearheading grant work and submission related to the practice of pharmacy.
  • Lecturing and facilitating learning opportunities for pharmacy students, PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residents, and practitioners.
  • Performing duties on local, system. And national committees which contribute to the development and professional advancement of pharmacy practice.
  • Serving as a leader or facilitator on a regional or national professional organization.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Education: Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor degree in Pharmacy.
  • Experience: Five (5) years as a clinical Pharmacist.
  • Licensure: Licensed Pharmacist in the state of VA.
  • Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) for Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 90 days of hire.

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience.

And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Key Responsibilities

The Senior Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for verifying medication orders, providing clinical consultations, and monitoring drug therapies for safety and appropriateness. They also participate in decentralized rounding, precept learners, and contribute to pharmacy practice advancement through committees and grant work.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a PharmD or Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy and possess a valid pharmacist license in the state of Virginia. A minimum of five years of experience as a clinical pharmacist and certifications in BLS, ACLS, and PALS are required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Clinical PharmacyMedication Order VerificationDrug Therapy MonitoringControlled Substances ManagementPreceptingPatient SafetyEmergency Response

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 42% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Senior Clinical Pharmacist CMM - GI at Inova Health System a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,314 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs

401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
11% this job
CME allowance
4%
Relocation assistance
4% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Pharmacy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,314 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Falls Church

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$781k
Typical market rent
$2,574/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Inova Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Falls Church, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision
Retirement match (5%)
Tuition assistance up to $5,250/year
Student loan assistance up to $10,000
Mental health support
Paid time off
Paid parental leave
Flexible work schedules